Tuesday 5 October 2021

The shortlists for Insider's Midlands Dealmakers Awards – which recognise the achievements of the region's M&A professionals and attracted a large number of nominations – have been revealed.
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Keith Rose, director for business development (Midlands and South West Region) at Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending (ACABL), looks at how businesses in the region are succeeding in sparking a 'Buy-and-Build' revolution.
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A Leicester-headquartered online electrical retailer has said it intends to proceed with an initial public offering and to seek admission to trading on AIM.
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Telecommunications firm Wavenet has expanded with the acquisition of a counterpart. The deal follows Macquarie Capital Principal Finance's investment into Wavenet earlier this year.
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A historic bakery chain with more than 180 stores has been acquired by EG Group in a deal that provides an exit for BGF.
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The £91.5m takeover of a property search and conveyancing services provider is being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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Frances Horne, associate landscape architect at Pegasus Group, discusses how climate change is increasingly on the forefront of people's minds. She explores how action can literally take place from home, however, without a change in attitude and action from governments and individuals, we will see the continued intensity of climate change in the years to come.
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Peter Prahl, SVP International and Digital Cloud for IONOS, Europe's leading cloud services and web hosting provider, shares insight on the latest IT skills gap research and why it's essential businesses pay serious attention.
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A proposed solar farm which has the potential to power thousands of homes in Derbyshire has been recommended for approval ahead of a planning committee meeting next week.
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Property development and investment company Hammerson has confirmed that four major brands are to open at the Highcross shopping centre in Leicester.
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Rick Gray, regional director at Faithful+Gould, says more collaboration is needed to unlock the potential of MMC across the delivery, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
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A notice of intention to appoint administrators is being filed for listed engineering and construction specialist nmcn plc and its subsidiary nmcn Sustainable Solutions. The business said indicative offers have been received for the acquisition of certain trading operations, but will be conducted out of administration.
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Staff shortages and supply chain issues are piling pressure on Midlands businesses, according to new research from BDO.
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Castle Donington-based Poppy PR has won its first local authority contract.
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Aldi is hiring more than 1,500 people to work in its UK stores on a temporary basis over the Christmas period.
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The focus of the upcoming Budget must be on injecting momentum and confidence across the UK, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), with the organisation applauding Chancellor Rishi Sunak's ambition but noting that "details, as ever, matter" after his speech at the Conservative Party Conference.
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A private equity-backed furniture maker whose products are sold in the likes of Next, Ikea, John Lewis and Marks & Spencer slipped to a pre-tax loss during its latest financial year as a result of challenges brought on by Covid-19.
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UK engine production dropped by more than 20 per cent during August, according to new figures.
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Sky Recruitment Solutions has been tasked with sourcing workers for a new distribution centre near East Midlands Airport.
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